Photo by Jake McNeill Minneota/Canby outfielder Emily Walker (6) slides into home plate ahead of a throw during the first inning of a Camden Conference softball game against Lac qui Parle Valley in Minneota on Tuesday. The Vikings led heading into the final frame, but the Eagles tied the game before eventually defeating Minneota/Canby 6-5 in 10 innings.

LQPV 6, M/C 5 (10 inn.)

MINNEOTA — Madison Hennen’s 19 strikeouts over 10 innings on the mound weren’t enough for the Minneota/Canby softball team to pull out a win over Lac qui Parle Valley on Tuesday. The Vikings held a two-run lead heading into the final frame, but the Eagles rallied to force extra innings before defeating the Vikings 6-5 in 10 innings.

Hennen threw 146 pitches on the day, giving up three earned runs on 12 hits. She walked just three of the 41 batters she faced.

LQPV took the lead in the top of the 10th when Kendyl Shelstad and Brandi Meyer singled consecutively before Kayla Jahn bunted in the go-ahead run. Another sacrifice bunt and a runner caught stealing prevented any further damage, but the Eagles retired three of the four Vikings faced in the bottom of the frame to end the game.

McKenzie Bednarek led the Vikings at the plate in the game with two RBIs on a triple and two singles, while Kiersyn Hulzebos also singled three times and drew a walk. Emily Walker had a double and a walk for two RBIs while Courtney Antony singled twice and drew a walk.

LQPV surged ahead in the top of the first on a two-run single from Caleigh Conn and another RBI single from Zoey Dockter. Yet, Minneota/Canby responded in the bottom of the frame.

Gretta Buysse and Hulzebos singled consecutively to start the inning and a two-run double from Walker put Minneota/Canby on the board. Hennen then hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Walker for the tying run.

Maya Sawatzky pitched all 10 innings for LQPV, striking out 10 batters while giving up four earned runs on 15 hits and three walks.

Minneota/Canby held a 5-3 lead heading into the top of the seventh, but a walk to Aidyn Bonn and a single by Shelstad put the tying run on first with two outs. Meyer then hit a single into left field and a Minneota/Canby error allowed the tying run to score.

Bednarek first gave the Vikings the lead when Bednarek hit an RBI triple to score Antony in the fourth. Two innings later, Antony walked, stole her way to third and scored on another Bednarek hit, this time a single.

Minneota/Canby falls to 16-3 with the loss and next hosts Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (5-6) for its regular-season finale on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Lakeview 13, DB 2 (5 inn.)

DAWSON — Taylor Hinz had eight of Lakeview’s 28 stolen bases as the Lakers cruised to a 13-2 five-inning win over Dawson-Boyd Tuesday night.

Along with Taylor, Kiara Hinz had four stolen bases, while Avery Hinz, Kyha Gawarecki and Teegan Fiene had three each, while Addison Boe had two and Aubreigh Rausch and Makenzie Herrick had one apiece.

Lakeview brought in four runs in each the first and fifth innings to build up its lead. The Lakers finished with 14 hits and no errors, to the Blackjacks five hits and no errors.

Gawareck and Kiara each had a double, while Herrick hit a triple in the fifth inning with a pop fly to center field.

Dawson-Boyd’s Alivia Estling also had a triple in the first inning with a fly ball out to left field, scoring Natyah Ritter for their first run.

Ritter also accounted for Dawson-Boyd’s other run, which came in the third inning by stealing home off a Macy Moen sacrifice ground out at first.

Ritter led Dawson-Boyd with two hits.

For Lakeview, Taylor had a team-high three runs, and was one of six Lakers that collected two hits on the night. Avery had two RBIs.

Dawson-Boyd (1-11) returns to the diamond on Thursday to host Yellow Medicine East at 4:30 p.m.

Lakeview (8-8) will next travel to Tracy for a doubleheader against Tracy-Milroy-Balaton on Thursday with a 4:30 p.m. start and the second game to follow.

YME 4, Ortonville 0

ORTONVILLE — Bayli Sneller threw a one-hitter for the Yellow Medicine East softball team in its Camden Conference matchup against Ortonville on Tuesday. The Sting capitalized with three hits each from Ella Cherveny and Kadyn Peterson to claim a 4-0 win.

Sneller struck out half of the 22 batters she faced, walking just one and allowing one double after 6 1/3 no-hit innings.

Cherveny scored the Sting’s first run in the top of the third when she singled, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a Sneller ground out.

After a pair of scoreless innings, Peterson led off the sixth with a double, stole third and scored on a Charlotte Paslawski ground out.

The Sting added another pair of insurance runs in the seventh when Brianna Nelson reached on an error, Cherveny singled, and both scored on an Ortonville error.

YME improves to 10-6 on the year with the win and next goes on the road to take on Dawson-Boyd (1-11) on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

E/SWC 11, RTR 0 (5 inn.)

EDGERTON — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton softball team couldn’t get its bats going in an 11-0 five-inning loss to Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian Monday evening on the road.

The Flying Dutchmen came out hot, quickly putting the game into mercy-rule territory after the second inning with a pair of five-run innings, with one more coming in the fourth.

The Knights recorded two hits on the night, from Kynsi VanderPlaats and Ellie Dybdahl, and committed three errors. Edgerton finished with nine hits and no errors.

Jaida Fricke pitched all four innings, allowing walks and six earned runs.

Edgerton’s Presley Van Dyke threw for all innings but one, and finished with eight strikeouts and one walk.

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (6-13) next looks to return home to host Dawson-Boyd (1-11) on Friday with a 4:30 p.m. first pitch.

HLOF 10, RRC/WWG 9

OKABENA — The Red Rock Central/Westbrook Walnut Grove softball team suffered a 10-9 walk-off loss to Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Tuesday night in the bottom of the seventh inning with an RBI single that led to a game-tying run and the lead in the same play.

The Falcons had a 9-4 lead when the Coyotes stepped up for their final at-bat, who came back to trail by a run with one out, 9-8, with a string of hits while bases were occupied.

HLOF hit an infield single ground ball to third base, allowing two runners to score and end the game.

RRC/WWG finished with seven hits and one error, to HLOF’s 10 hits and four errors.

Kennedy Carter, Leah Carter and Natalie Wahl all had a double on the night, while Natalie led the Falcons with three hits and three RBIs.

Leah also had a trio of RBIs along with two hits.

Carlie Ross pitched the entire night, and finished with seven strikeouts, four walks and nine earned runs.

RRC/WWG (4-15) will next look to end its three-game losing skid when it returns home to host Adrian/Ellsworth (10-5) on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.